A barely passing — if not failing — grade for Marcos on agriculture

The Federation of Free Farmers, the country’s oldest national farmers’ organization, gives the Marcos administration a grade ranging from “barely passing” to “failing” for its performance in agriculture and fisheries since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took office on June 30, 2022. Despite successive increases in the Department of Agriculture’s budget, an unprecedented roster of 14

By Dennis Maliwanag